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Jun 13 2012

Bloomberg

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An aging population, improving economy and President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul will push spending on medical services to almost 20 percent of U.S. gross domestic product by 2021, the government projected.

Jun 13 2012

Wall Street Journal

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On Friday House Republicans released more documents that expose the collusion between the health-care industry and the White House that produced ObamaCare

Jun 13 2012

PE Hub

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Ridgemont Equity Partners, a middle market buyout and growth equity firm, today announced the closing of a majority equity investment in Hometown Urgent Care, a leading provider of urgent care medical services. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Jun 13 2012

PR Newswire

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The Wellness Network, owner of The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel, today announced that it has acquired HealthStyle Press. HealthStyle Press publishes America’s Health Guides™

Jun 13 2012

Marketplace.org

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If you said insurance companies or the government, you’re only half right. Because the prices your insurance company pays are based on a set of values listed in a phone-book sized directory of billing codes.

Jun 13 2012

Fiscal Times

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Has recession accomplished what insurance companies, managed care, mythical death panels, government bureaucrats and dozens of pilot projects failed to do – that is, bend the cost curve?

Jun 13 2012

Kaiser Health News

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Billions of dollars in drug savings for Medicare beneficiaries may come to an end if the Supreme Court overturns the 2010 federal health law, a drug industry spokesman said Tuesday.

Jun 12 2012

Bloomberg

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The average monthly charge for the 13.1 million people on Medicare Advantage fell $4 to $35, and is down from $44 in 2010, the Kaiser Family Foundation said today in a report.

Jun 12 2012

Wall Street Journal

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Economists have been puzzling over whether a three-year slowdown in the growth of health-care spending, prompted by the economy, portends a permanent change. Federal projections indicate that isn’t the case.

Jun 12 2012

Informationweek.com

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The total number of days spent in the ICU and overall length of stay decline when hospital patients are continuously monitored using contact-free sensors, according to a new study.